General Knowledge · Awards and Honors
Which of the following statements regarding chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is NOT correct?
- 1He became the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna award in 2014.✓
- 2He became the first Grandmaster of India in 1988.
- 3He was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award) in 1991-92.
- 4In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sportsperson to receive India's second-highest civilian award.
Correct answer
He became the first sportsperson to receive the Bharat Ratna award in 2014.
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